IBPS Clerk 2021 Bank Exam Notification Details

IBPS Clerk VACANCIES 2021

IBPS Clerk 2021: Eligibility Criteria

Educational Qualification (As on 01.08.2021)

Graduation Degree from a University recognized by the Government of India. 

Candidates should have a valid Mark-sheet / Degree: Certificate which supports that they are graduates on the day they were registered for the exam. The percentage of marks obtained in Graduation should be mentioned at the time of registration for the IBPS Bank-Clerk examination.

Computer Literacy: Knowledge of computer operation is a must as the IBPS Clerk exam is conducted online.

Language Proficiency: Candidates should have verbal and written proficiency in the official language of the State/UT. The candidate should be able to read, write and speak the language

Age Eligibility   

(As on 01.07.2021):

Minimum: 20 years Maximum: 28 years

Age Relaxation

The category-wise fee structure for IBPS Clerk online application is given below. Fee/Intimation charges once paid will not be refunded on any account nor can they be held in reserve for any other examination or selection. The application fee must be paid online itself. To know more check the complete guide for IBPS Clerk Application.

IBPS has introduced 5830 vacancies for IBPS Clerk 2021 exam. Last year, it was 2557 posts. Comparison with previous years can be seen below:

IBPS Clerk Vacancy 2021-22: 5830

IBPS Clerk Vacancy 2020-21: 2557

IBPS Clerk Vacancy 2019-20: 12,075

IBPS Clerk State-wise Vacancy 2021

The state-wise & & category-wise vacancies for IBPS Clerk 2021 exam were also been released along with the notification. It is expected along with the fresh notification, the new vacancies will be announced. All candidates have to check state-wise vacancies before applying for IBPS Clerk CRP XI exam. This year, Maharashtra has the maximum number of vacancies i.e. 799.

It has been proposed that IBPS Clerk Prelims & Mains Exam will now onwards be conducted in 13 regional languages along with English & Hindi (As per the Press Release issued by the Ministry of Finance on 30th September 2021). Aim is to conduct a clerical exam for recruitment into 12 public sector banks including SBI is to promote uniform opportunities to the local youth for employment opportunities and can directly connect to the customers through local/regional languages.

IBPS Clerk 2021 Exam Pattern

The IBPS Clerk exam (CWE 7) for hiring candidates will be held online. The exam will be in two parts: Preliminary and Mains.

IBPS CLERK PRE EXAM PATTERN

The IBPS Clerk preliminary examination is of one-hour duration and is conducted online. It has 3 sections with having 100 questions in total with a maximum score of 100 marks. There is negative marking in the IBPS Clerk Pre exam as 0.25 marks are deducted for every wrong answer. The section-wise details are given below:

IBPS CLERK MAINS EXAM PATTERN

The exam pattern of IBPS Clerk Mains is also changed. The main exam will also be held online, the latest update by IBPS, Mains 4 sections consists of 190 Question having a total score of 200 marks which has to be completed in 160 minutes duration.  

The candidates must attempt the sections in the same order and within the allotted time fixed by the examining body. The candidate can’t leave the existing section before the time allotted. The next section can only be attempted after the current section is completed. There is a negative marking with a deduction of 0.25 marks for every mistake.
The section-wise details are given below:

Penalty for Wrong Answers:
A penalty for every incorrect answer will be marked in the Objective Tests of both Preliminary and Mains exams. Every wrong answer will be penalized by deducting 0.25 of the marks assigned to that question. There will be no penalty for leaving a question blank, i.e. in case, no answer is marked by the candidate.

IBPS Clerk Interview:

IBPS Clerk Exam is not having any interview phase, therefore, the final selection is done on the basis of marks obtained by the aspirants in their Mains Exam. Therefore, IBPS Clerk Mains is a challenging phase which makes it mandatory for the aspirants to score well in Mains to grab a good position in the Final Merit list of IBPS Clerk 2021 Exam.

Salary of IBPS Clerk

IBPS Clerk Syllabus 2021

IBPS exam syllabus is similar to other bank exams except that IBPS issues only the broad subjects, they can be further bifurcated into individual topics, based on the questions that have appeared in the exams over the past few years. The IBPS syllabus is divided into two parts:

IBPS Clerk Prelims Exam Syllabus 2021

This comprises of Reasoning Ability, Quantitative Aptitude, and English Language.

IBPS Clerk Pre-Exam Training

The Nodal Banks/ Participating Organizations may organize pre-examination training for SC/ST/Religious Minority Community candidates at certain centres as per the strategy issued by the Government of India. This is a kind of training session where candidates are acquainted with the type of questions, common mistakes, and tips for time management, best practices, basic tricks and approaches by experts from training organizations. The purpose is to give a level playing field to students from weaker sections that can’t afford coaching and make them aware of the general facet and recruitment procedure of the exam.

Candidates belonging to the above-mentioned categories can undergo training by signifying the same against a relevant column, at the time of applying on-line. 

The pre-exam training is free of cost with other expenses like travel, food and lodging expenses are incurred by the candidate. Generally, it is conducted five days before the exam and the dates are announced on the official website. Please find below an indicative list of training centres:

IBPS will have some additional centers or remove some depending on the requirement. The Candidates who opt for pre-examination training should download their call letter for training by entering their registration number and password/ date of birth from the Bank’s website. Pre-Exam training call letter will not be sent by post.